Monday, March 9, 2015

so here...

I is in Inwood library, always love to move around, had to get a book in Spanish for friend Jesus, so arrived here to find it. Interesting architecture in the streets on and around Broadway and 205th street, again so many art deco houses, who lives in them? Love to walk more, don't know if I will have the time.
Saturday, after tutoring, tired by went to Jack in Clinton Hill, anyway, glad I did, Flakoo there, invited me to his performance in progress tonight at Dixon Place (will go because no work) also as usual, a good conversation with my actress friend Lucy. Left feeling good, the play, Comfort Dogs, by my friend William Burke, a strange smorgasboard of music (really good) and monologues, also a few dogs roaming the aisles, made it more interesting, glorious final moment, song by the playwright's wife. would go back to see it again if I had time, it is closing Saturday, and other things are out there.. Oh well,
Yesterday tutored student in Crown Heights, she seems to be having more fun with me, enjoyed it, then went to Brooklyn Heights to see Singapore Mikado, ticket was free, thank goodness, found the whole first act very arch, felt for some reason very vulnerable while I was there---have to remember the first time I heard the music I was less than four and a half years old, remember picking up the seventy eight album of eleven records, carrying it down the stairs, listening to the two record overture, and then the operetta, first time I heard Durward Lely's voice (he was the Nanki Poo on the recording) was sure he was a woman, he had high falsetto in his voice. Anyway, left after Act I, felt vulnerable and alone, something about the Heights now gives me the "heebee jeebees" Not sure what maybe because I know that the brownstones there have separated themselves from the rest of the world by their price--lots of older couples around as well, maybe that bothered me or made me feel
more alienated. Still want to "own" my own vision of G and S, one with more erotic tension and coy energy then most people put on today.
Had a coffee at Tazza, then could have gone to South Fourth, (though getting to Williamsburg from the Heights would be tricky) but was too tired, simply returned home, slept and was up in the middle of the night for a while.
Feeling very positive and alive at this moment, with the warmer weather should be able to travel around the city at a much greater pace, at any rate will go to Dixon Place tonight, and see what happens.

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